Jen Angel’s death in February 2023 touched off a conversation on the region’s criminal justice system amid calls for “all available alternatives to traditional prosecution, such as rest…
Ishmael Burch, 19, has been arrested and charged with killing of Jen Angel, beloved owner of Angel Cakes bakery on 5th Street in Oakland. OAKLAND — The man accused of dragging a beloved Oakland baker to death last year during a purse snatching in the city’s Uptown neighborhood was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison.
A longtime activist, Angel often argued against institutions like policing, jails and prisons in favor of non-carceral models of justice, suggesting that decades-long prison stints did little to affect the root causes of harmful behavior. “We recognize that the State’s process is not the one Jen would have chosen to ensure accountability and justice,” the statement read. “We also believe that the sentencing recommended by the DA in this plea deal was the best possible outcome under the current legal system, in this political climate.
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